CULTURAL BIAS Flashcards
(16 cards)
what is cultural bias
refers to a tendency to ignore cultural differences and interpret all phenomena through the lens of ones own culture
in 1992 how many psychologists in world
56000
in 1992 how many of 56000 researchers were american
64%
name two classic studies that can be accused of cultural bias
milgram and asch
who is a cultural critic of asch
smith and bond meta analysis - analysed 133 studies across 17 countries and found that collectivist cultures are more conformist than individualist cultures
what is ethnocentrism
form of cultural bias and is a belief in the superiority of ones own cultural group
ex of ethnocentrism
ainsworth - a secure attachment is the ideal to US interpretation however under German standards, a insecure-avoidant attachment style is better since it encourages independence
ex of imposed etic
ainsowrth
who draws distinction between etic and emic
berry
what does an etic approach do
looks at behaviour from outside a given culture and attempts to describe those behaviours that are universal
what does an emic approach do
looks at behaviour from within certain cultures and identifies behaviour specific to that culture
berry says psych is guilty of
imposed etic stance when they came about through emic research
what does berry suggest
cultural relativism - things researchers discover may only make sense from the perspective of the culture from which they were studied - recognising this can avoid cultural bias
researcher for emic perspective
margaret mead
countries mead studied in
samoa and papau new guinea
essay plan ao1
1992 stats
bias
universality
- asch v smith and bond
cultural bias
ethnocentrism
- ainsworth v van ijzendoorn and kroonenberg
cultural relativism
- berry - etic and emic
